Social Science audiobooks

The Martyr’s Curse

By: Scott Mariani

Narrated by: Colin Mace

Length: 11 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

THE ADDICTIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR ‘Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart . . . packs a real punch’ Andy McDermott AN ANCIENT CURSE. A SHOCKING MASSACRE.A THREAT TO UNLEASH THE ULTIMATE DISASTER. Could Ben Hope have... Read more

Context

By: Cory Doctorow

Narrated by: Richard Powers

Length: 6 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the web's most celebrated high-tech culture mavens returns with this second collection of essays and polemics. Discussing complex topics in an accessible manner, Cory Doctorow's visions of a future where artists have full freedom of expression is tempered with his understanding that creators need to benefit from their own creations. From... Read more

Spectacle

By: Pamela Newkirk

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1904, Ota Benga, a young Congolese 'pygmy' - a person of petite stature - arrived from central Africa and was featured in an anthropology exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair. Two years later, the New York Zoological Gardens displayed him in its Monkey House, caging the slight 103-pound, 4-foot 11-inch tall man with an orangutan. The... Read more

Bobby Wonderful

By: Bob Morris

Narrated by: Bob Morris

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

His mother's last word was his name. His father's was "Wonderful." Together they inspired the title for this true story of love and redemption.

Bob Morris was always the entertainer in his family, but not always a perfect son. When he finds his parents approaching the end of their lives, he begins to see his relationship to them in a whole new... Read more

Primates of Park Avenue

By: Wednesday Martin

Narrated by: Madeleine Maby

Length: 8 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, Primates of Park Avenue is an “amusing, perceptive and…deliciously evil” (The New York Times Book Review) memoir of the most secretive and elite tribe—Manhattan’s Upper East Side mothers.

When Wednesday Martin first arrives on New York City’s Upper East Side, she’s clueless about the right addresses, the... Read more

Pro-Voice

By: Aspen Baker

Narrated by: Erin Mallon

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Once vilified by pro-life and pro-choice supporters alike, Aspen Baker has now shown that "pro-voice" might be the best method to move past conflict and hatred around abortion. With her nonprofit, Exhale, she has demonstrated that it's possible to get people talking respectfully even about the most polarizing topics.

When Aspen Baker had an... Read more

Pro-Voice

By: Aspen Baker

Narrated by: Erin Mallon

Length: 5 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Dialogue, Not Dogma

When Aspen Baker had an abortion at the age of twenty-four, she felt caught between the warring pro-life and pro-choice factions, with no safe space to share her feelings.

In this hopeful and moving book, Baker describes how she and Exhale, the organization she cofounded, developed their “pro-voice” philosophy and the creative... Read more

In Our Backyard

By: Nita Belles

Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Modern slavery is happening all around you . . . and you can be part of the solution. Human trafficking is not just something that happens in other countries. Nor is it something that just happens to “other people,” such as runaways or the disenfranchised. Even kids in your own neighborhood can fall victim. But they don’t have to.
 Through true... Read more

The Well-Tuned Brain

By: Peter C. Whybrow

Narrated by: John Curless

Length: 13 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of American Mania, eminent neuroscientist Peter C. Whybrow here addresses overconsumption in modern society. Using personal stories and the latest research, Whybrow illuminates the path toward a sustainable market society of responsible and well-tuned individuals. Read more

The Relationship Between Cults And Jews

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Al Remington

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In discussions about cults, terms like religion, brainwashing, and pyramid schemes frequently arise. The term 'cult' originally stemmed from religious contexts, initially with positive connotations. Even today, mainstream religions like Judaism can be viewed through this lens. This book draws parallels between modern cults and the earliest... Read more

A Lucky Life Interrupted

By: Tom Brokaw

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful memoir of a dramatic year spent battling cancer and reflecting on a long, happy, and lucky life—from the bestselling author of The Greatest Generation, whose iconic career in journalism has spanned more than fifty years

Tom Brokaw has led a fortunate life, with a strong marriage and family, many friends, and... Read more

Mo' Meta Blues

By: Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson & Ben Greenman

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"You have to bear in mind that [Questlove] is one of the smartest motherf*****s on the planet. His musical knowledge, for all practical purposes, is limitless." --Robert Christgau

MO' META BLUES
The World According to Questlove

Mo' Meta Blues is a punch-drunk memoir in which Everyone's Favorite Questlove tells his own story while tackling some of... Read more

By the People

By: Charles Murray

Narrated by: John H. Mayer

Length: 12 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The American way of life, built on individual liberty and limited government, is on life support.American freedom is being gutted. Whether we are trying to run a business, practice a vocation, raise our families, cooperate with our neighbors, or follow our religious beliefs, we run afoul of the government—not because we are doing anything wrong... Read more

When Parents Part

By: Penelope Leach

Narrated by: Fran Tunno

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the bestselling Your Baby & Child comes a book full of completely practical, comprehensively researched information and advice on how you can do what is best for your child when you are going through a separation or divorce.Using the latest scientific research in child development, Penelope Leach covers the various effects... Read more

Bad Faith

By: Paul A. Offit, MD

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

In recent years, there have been major outbreaks of whooping cough among children in California, mumps in New York, and measles in Ohio’s Amish country—despite the fact that these are all vaccine-preventable diseases. Although America is the most medically advanced place in the world, many people disregard modern medicine in favor of using their... Read more

A Prayer before Dawn

By: Billy Moore

Narrated by: Rupert Farley

Length: 5 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A Prayer before Dawn is the true story of one man's fight to survive inside Klong Prem prison, the notorious Bangkok Hilton. Billy Moore traveled to Thailand to escape a life of drug addiction and alcoholism. He managed to overcome his inner demons for a time but relapsed after trying ya ba, a highly addictive form of methamphetamine. Moore's... Read more

In the Shadow of the Sword

By: Tom Holland

Narrated by: Steven Crossley

Length: 18 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

The evolution of the Arab empire is one of the supreme narratives of ancient history, a story dazzlingly rich in drama, character, and achievement. In this exciting and sweeping history—the third in his trilogy of books on the ancient world—Tom Holland describes how the Arabs emerged to carve out a stupefyingly vast dominion in a matter of... Read more

Tomorrowland

By: Steven Kotler

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Discover bestselling author Steven Kotler has written extensively about those pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact…and fundamentally reshaped the world. Now he gathers the best of his best, updated and expanded upon, to guide readers on a mind-bending tour of the far frontier, and how... Read more

The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy

By: Sam Maggs

Narrated by: Holly Conrad & Jessica Almasy

Length: 5 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Fanfic, cosplay, cons, books, memes, podcasts, vlogs, OTPs and RPGs and MMOs and more—it’s never been a better time to be a girl geek. The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy is the ultimate handbook for ladies living the nerdy life, a fun and feminist take on the often male-dominated world of geekdom. With an unabashed love for all the in(ternet)s... Read more

What the **** is Normal?!

By: Francesca Martinez

Narrated by: Francesca Martinez

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

If you grow up in a world where wrinkles are practically illegal, going bald is cause for a mental breakdown, and women over size zero are encouraged to shoot themselves (immediately), what the hell do you do if you’re, gasp … DISABLED?
Whatever body you’re born into, the pressure to be normal is everywhere. But have you ever met a normal... Read more

When to Rob a Bank

By: Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

Narrated by: Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt, Erik Bergm...

Length: 8 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark book Freakonomics comes this curated collection from the most readable economics blog in the universe. It’s the perfect solution for the millions of readers who love all things Freakonomics. Surprising and erudite, eloquent and witty, When to Rob a Bank demonstrates the brilliance that has... Read more

Content

By: Cory Doctorow

Narrated by: Richard Powers

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Hailed by Bruce Sterling as a "political activist, gizmo freak, junk collector, programmer, entrepreneur, and all-around Renaissance geek," Cory Doctorow is the web's most celebrated high-tech pop-culture maven. Content is the first collection of Doctorow's infamous articles, essays, and polemics.Here's why Microsoft should stop treating its... Read more

The Dorito Effect

By: Mark Schatzker

Narrated by: Chris Patton

Length: 8 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

In The Dorito Effect, Mark Schatzker shows us how our approach to the nation's number one public health crisis has gotten it wrong. The epidemics of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes are not tied to the overabundance of fat or carbs. Instead, we have been led astray by the growing divide between flavor - the tastes we crave - and the... Read more

What Is The Jade Helm 15 Project?

By: Trevor Clinger

Narrated by: Doron Alon

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Explore the controversial concept of martial law through the lens of current political debates and conspiracy theories. This book meticulously examines declassified documents and official statements related to a 2015 military exercise rumored to involve lethal actions against dissenters. Discover the truth behind this operation and decide for... Read more